For some decades now, women have been actively involved in politics although when compared to the participation of men, the turnout of women becomes poor. women globally form about 50% of the world’s population but this hasn’t influenced women’s political representation. Bringing it back to Nigeria, we have a very low turn of women in[…]
Success is a destination that requires a lot of hard work to arrive at. Most successful people are those who have discovered their purpose and daily works very hard to attain their goals and dreams. Renowned entrepreneurs and captains of industry are those who invest most of their time and give their best shot at[…]
Just a few days ago we were all shouting Happy New Year and congratulating one another for making it into the new year. It was such an awesome moment filled with happiness. The ever unstoppable time continued ticking while we continued with the celebration. For some people, the year is very much fresh and there[…]
Resilience is the ability of an individual to handle challenges and difficult life moments without accepting defeat. It could also be perceived to be our ability to keep on going on despite the setbacks life throws at us. Resilience is a skill every young woman should learn and gain mastery of. Those who give up[…]
As a little girl, I can still recall vividly how my mother would construct a box for me. This box was meant to be used in saving the extra money I got. According to her, this was to enhance my ability to save no matter how little I got. At the end of the year,[…]
My encounter with Prof Akpan that led to the transformation of my life began in 2014. On that fateful day, he entered my class and introduced him, I am Prof Akpan and I will be taking you Geo 201. Neither did he make all of his classes interesting and enlightening but he ensure that we[…]
After the first year in college, Debbie was placed on probation as her grades were not looking good and if there is an improvement, she could be withdrawn. This made Debbie so worried and this was affecting her both mentally and emotionally. Luckily for her, a friend of hers introduced Debbie to Joy who was[…]
Engr. Ekemini is an Electrical Engineer with 5 years career experience in electrical project designs and supervision. Ekemini is passionate about women enlightenment especially in the engineering sector where few women practice in Nigeria despite the interventions to address gender gap and believes that women if accorded the opportunity will contribute immensely to the growth[…]
I had a look at my vision board. A reflective look. My brain reminded me that June is the 6th month in this year, equally splitting the year into half. I could see some goals on my board have been achieved and some, still work in progress. It is important to keep my drive levels[…]
I find that positioning yourself to recognise that you are in a constant place of learning may not be easy but will be worth it. It is easy to know a few things and call oneself an “expert’ in the field of that knowledge however the reality is that innovation is happening every minute. What[…]